Instrumentation for infrared spectroscopy

Most modem IR spectrometers are Fourier transform (FT) instmments based on a Michelson interferometer. FT instruments offer significant benefits in analysis time, throughput and wavenumber reproducibility over grating spectrometers. FT theory and instmment design is beyond the scope of this chapter and is covered in depth in the literature [10]. 

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Coates, J. Instrumentation for Infrared Spectroscopy, Chapter 7. In Analytical Instrumentation Handbook (Ewing, G. W., Ed.), Marcel Dekker, New York, pp. 233-279,1990. 

Wiley Sons, Inc. (1962). Covers the theory and practice of instrumentation for infrared spectroscopy. 

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